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COPD Digital CHAMP (Coaching Health App Implementation Partnership)<\/h1>\n

Cases of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are rising throughout Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, as they are throughout England.<\/p>\n

With lung disease in the UK costing a staggering \u00a311 billion a year, Public Health England data shows that within our local area, emergency COPD admissions are within the highest 5% in the UK.<\/p>\n

This project aims to rapidly adopt and use digital remote monitoring technology to support the growing challenges and costs associated with COPD, improving patient safety and reducing emergency admissions.<\/p>\n

What we did<\/h2>\n

With the help of NHSX funding<\/a>, the COPD Digital CHAMP<\/strong> (C<\/strong>oaching H<\/strong>ealth A<\/strong>pp Im<\/strong>plementation P<\/strong>artnership) project aimed to improve the lives of patients living with COPD within Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire by guiding them to self-manage their condition through the roll-out of the myCOPD app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The app helps people with COPD manage their condition effectively at home, reducing the number of emergency healthcare visits they may need. The app has been widely deployed across the NHS.<\/p>\n

The aim of the myCOPD app is to allow patients to manage their symptoms from home with the help of their healthcare professional.<\/p>\n

This is done through various techniques. App features include pulmonary rehabilitation videos, videos on inhaler technique, COPD checklists and lung function tests, weather and pollution forecasting, self-management plans and inhaler diaries and notifications to keep users on track.<\/p>\n

‘I can honestly say, without fear of contradiction, I wouldn\u2019t be here today if I hadn\u2019t been on that app\u2026I do manage myself better and I\u2019m more aware, the key for me is the knowledge. That I\u2019ve got it and I can regain that power’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2013 my mhealth website<\/p>\n

How did we do it?<\/h2>\n

With the help of Digital Health Champions and Clinical Champions, we rolled out the use of myCOPD across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Implementation was initially focussed on North Bristol Trust, Sirona Care and Health and two GP practices.<\/p>\n

It then spread to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston (UHBW) and all interested GP practices within Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. By the end of September 2022, 525 patients were using the app, far exceeding our target of 215.<\/p>\n

Findings from previous attempts to deploy myCOPD into local systems, which highlighted that administrative support is key to the successful execution and embedding of the app, were considered in this roll out.<\/p>\n

The role of the Digital Health Champion<\/h2>\n

The Digital Health Champions were new roles piloted in the COPD Digital CHAMP project to help spread the app’s uptake.<\/p>\n

They are responsible for recruiting patients onto the app following referral from acute, primary, secondary and community care colleagues.<\/p>\n

After they have enrolled eligible patients, they provide coaching on how to use myCOPD, working with patients to understand and overcome individual limitations and difficulties in using the app.<\/p>\n

Who are we working with?<\/h2>\n

We collaborated with the West of England AHSN<\/a>, North Bristol NHS Trust, Sirona care & health, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston and One Care to deliver this project.<\/p>\n

The myCOPD app has been developed by my mhealth<\/a> and we worked alongside their team to ensure the app was working effectively for users.<\/p>\n

We recruited Digital Health Champions and Clinical Champions from Sirona care & health<\/a>,\u00a0North Bristol NHS Trust<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust<\/a>\u00a0and together the Digital Health Champions formed the cross-organisational COPD Digital Champion Team.<\/p>\n

Evaluation and how to find out more<\/h2>\n

A mixed-methods approach was taken to understand the impact of Digital Health Champions (DHC) on the uptake and ongoing use of myCOPD app.<\/p>\n

The quantitative evaluation, completed by Unity Insights, sought to understand the engagement levels of the DHC-enabled myCOPD users and the characteristics and demographics of patients who accepted enrolment onto the app.<\/p>\n

The evaluation did not focus on the impact of the app itself, only the additional benefit of using DHCs to support rollout.<\/p>\n

A second evaluation, completed by the University of Bath, reviewed findings through a two-phase qualitative approach.<\/p>\n